Hi I have a directory of 10000+ text files and would like to search for some strings in these files. When I tried using "grep" command with an asterisk, I get the error message somthing to the effect, "File argument list too long" What is the file argument limit for grep? I guess you need the grep source for this. I did not find any information in the man page. Are there any other recommended tools to search through such large list of files? Thank you in advance. Subba Rao subb3 at attglobal.net http://pws.prserv.net/truemax/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org